Manaus weather in March

In March, Manaus sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 375 mm of rain across 29.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Manaus's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Manaus's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
375 mm
29.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:09 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
90%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical March day in Manaus reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Manaus

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Manaus weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 24°2962812.22.8
Feb30° / 24°29225.312.12.8
Mar30° / 24°37529.5122.7
Apr30° / 24°36328.811.92.6
May30° / 24°31229.111.92.7
Jun30° / 23°16423.611.83.2
Jul31° / 23°10519.911.83.6
Aug32° / 24°9917.411.93.3
Sep33° / 24°12119.6122.9
Oct32° / 24°15921.612.12.7
Nov32° / 24°19323.612.12.6
Dec31° / 24°28928.212.22.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1397
2397
3397
4397
5496
6496
7496
8496
9496
10496
11595
12595
13595
14595
15595
16694
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Manaus gets around 375 mm of rain over 29.5 wet days in March, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 95% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
196
296
396
496
596
696
795
895
995
1095
1195
1295
1395
1495
1595
1694
1794
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2095
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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the oppressive band about 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
16832
26832
36832
46733
56733
66634
76634
86535
96535
106436
116436
126337
136238
146238
156139
166139
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186040
196040
206040
216040
225941
235941
245941
255941
265842
275842
285842
295743
305743
315644

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
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106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:11 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:116:15
212.16:116:15
312.16:116:15
412.16:116:14
512.16:116:14
612.06:116:14
712.06:116:14
812.06:116:13
912.06:106:13
1012.06:106:13
1112.06:106:12
1212.06:106:12
1312.06:106:11
1412.06:106:11
1512.06:096:11
1612.06:096:10
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1812.06:096:10
1912.06:086:09
2012.06:086:09
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.89 kWh/m² to a high of 5.53 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 4.22 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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304.2Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Manaus?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Manaus.

What to pack for Manaus in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Manaus sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Manaus in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Manaus peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 12 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highExtremeMar 13UV 15Nov 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov9Very high
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Manaus in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Manaus is worst in October — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (June, 12 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateOct 1129 µg/m³Jun 1412 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May12Good
Jun12Good
Jul12Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Manaus?

Manaus sits at 3.1°S, 60.0°W, 20 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Careiro da Várzea, 24 km away.

Topography around Manaus

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Manaus.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Manaus has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 45 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m.

The land around Manaus is covered by artificial surfaces (78%) within 3 km, trees (42%), water (27%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
71 m
16 km
122 m
80 km
180 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Careiro da Várzea 24 km · Iranduba 27 km · Rio Preto da Eva 57 km · Manaquiri 60 km · Manacapuru 70 km · Careiro 83 km · Autazes 113 km · Novo Airão 115 km

Brazil travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / N
127 / 220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,713
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
89%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
19.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
16
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 482
Religion
Roman Catholic 57%Evangelical 27%none 9%other 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Manaus (-3.1019°, -60.025°, elevation 20 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).